Day 21: Avoidance of body showing

Today’s objective: Think about and challenge the short-term consequences of body image issues

So what happens when you are confronted with a trigger for feeling negative about your appearance? You probably have already thought about some likely reactions as part of yesterday’s activity.

For most people, the immediate reactions range from feeling bad or preoccupied with their appearance to avoiding showing their body altogether. In other words, they focus particularly on the reason for the potentially hurtful judgement that may come their way. From an evolutionary perspective, such a behaviour makes a lot of sense: If you see something that may be hurtful or even dangerous, it is good for the mind to concentrate on the danger. For example,

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“I went from questioning myself and self doubting to
building love for myself. Thank you!”

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